The heavens have opened on Charlotte: Miss Church gets caught in a downpour while shopping with the children

With two kids to care for and a rumoured new romance to cloud her thoughts, Charlotte Church could be forgiven for forgetting the item most UK residents never leave home without: an umbrella.

The singer was caught in a downpour in Cardiff today while picking up some groceries with children Ruby, two, and 18-month-old Dexter.

Dressed in a cute outfit of baby pink sundress, denim jacket and black ankle boots, and carrying a Juicy Couture diaper bag, the Welsh singer ended up looking rather bedraggled after dashing from her car into the store.

Whoops: Forgetful Charlotte Church dashes from her car to the shops after getting caught in the rain without an umbrella

But even getting drenched didn't dampen Charlotte's mood, and she was seen smiling broadly as she took shelter from the rain.

The 24-year-old has made little effort to shut down speculation about her relationship with Jonathan Powell, whom she has been pictured with several times in recent weeks.

The musician is widely credited with putting the smile back on Charlotte's face after her devastating split from fiancé Gavin Henson in May.

Hurry mummy! The singer was picking up groceries with children Ruby and Dexter in Cardiff

Quickly does it: Ruby and her mother appear less than impressed as the heavens opened on them

They first met four years ago when Powell began working as a barman
at Charlotte's mother's pub The Robin Hood in Cardiff, and have been
friends ever since.

But since they began working together on
Charlotte's new album, they have grown a lot closer.